Protas reached the 20-goal and 40-point marks for the first time in his career when he opened the scoring at 4:36 of the second period. That tally was also his fifth game-winner of the season. The 24-year-old continues to see top-six minutes at even strength and has racked up 83 shots on net and a plus-27 rating over 48 appearances.

Aliaksei Protas, Ethen Frank and Alex Ovechkin scored as 20 proved to be the magic number, and Charlie Lindgren posted his first shutout of the season en route to a 3-0 win over Seattle.

WASHINGTON — Jakob Chychrun, Aliaksei Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored, Logan Thompson made 18 saves and the NHL-leading Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 on Saturday night for their fourth consecutive victory.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jakob Chychrun, Aliaksei Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored ... Matvei Michkov also scored for Philadelphia in the first meeting of the season between the Metropolitan ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jakob Chychrun, Aliaksei Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored ... and Travis Konecny scored in the third period, and Philadelphia beat New Jersey. Matvei Michkov also scored ...

Protas reached the 20-assist mark when he set up a Tom Wilson goal in the first period that tied the game at 1-1. The 24-year-old Protas has looked good in a top-six role this season even without seeing much power-play time. He's up to 39 points, 81 shots on net, 22 blocked shots and a plus-26 rating over 47 appearances.

NEW YORK — Defenseman K’Andre Miller had a goal and an assist and Igor Shesterkin made 35 saves as the surging New York Rangers routed the Philadelphia Flyers 6-1 on Thursday night.

Sebastian Aho and Jarvis both had a goal and two assists in the five-goal second. The Hurricanes, who have won four consecutive games, also received goals from Eric Robinson, Jackson Blake, Jordan Martinook and Jesperi Kotkaniemi. Martin Necas supplied two assists.

Alex Ovechkin scored his 875th career goal, an empty-netter with 3:28 remaining, as the streaking Washington Capitals defeated the host Seattle Kraken 3-0 on Thursday.

Alex Ovechkin moved within 20 goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record with an empty-netter, helping the Washington Capitals beat the Seattle Kraken 3-0 on Thursday night for

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